No CPU vCore Offset option.
I don’t know what exactly is vCore, but there are options to adjust the offset voltage of CPU, GPU, SOC, memory controller and others. Just they are named differently. And you must accept the oveclocking warning to enter that page. In every BIOS you should look for the corresponding function and not for a special name, because the names are irrelevant.
Asrock sent me a custom BIOS 1.80.RC.02.SS01 with AGESA 1.2.0.C and Spread Spectrum completely disabled:
I understand what you’re saying but believe me, there is no Vcore Offset option. I would be happiest if there was…
I found tens of voltage offset settings, but there are too many so I don’t really know, maybe there isn’t. I read that these modern chips have 3-4 different voltages. I am not interested in overclocking on the DeskMini, because when running Prime95 at stock speed with that well known Noctua cooler, the internal chip temperature reaches 95C and start dropping boost frequencies. The X300 is not for oveclocking anywhay.
This BIOS that I posted is very interesting because the clock is stable, without modulation, gives a little more performance at stock, it is easier and more pleasant to monitor frequencies and has all known security patches included.
I do not want to overclock the CPU… (negative offset)
Then I suggest to put the power on 45W or 35W, the voltage and consumption will go down automatically.
I received a v1.90 BIO with ACS enabled by default (cannot be turned off) from ASRock. In theory it should enable IOMMU groups without the pcie_acs_override=downstream
kernel param that wrecks security, and do whatever the equivalent of ARI enumeration does.
There is a risk that it’s compatible wth Cezanne (5xxx series) only and may completely stop booting with older chips. Tested and compatible even with Renoir. [CTRL-Q] “Secret” menu in Advanced tab has things like 4x4 bifurcation and “thunderbolt enable”. There are so many options, even vCore might be there @Archttila …
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nJV-svR1Qp8UnVriRvlruy3rCk_Y-K_E?usp=sharing
Based on this, I would like to request a UEFI version that includes a CPU vCore option.
Advanced\AMD Overclocking\Accept\Manual CPU Overclocking → CPU Voltage
“Specify a custom CPU core voltage (mV).”
Is that what you want?
Edit:
Advanced\AMD Overclocking\Accept → CPU Voltage:
CCD0 → CCX0 Frequency, CCX1 Frequency
CCD1 → CCX0 Frequency, CCX1 Frequency
Looks like I can control each CPU core voltage individually.
A custom CPU core voltage and CPU vCore Offset are two different things… but thank you anyway!